Chapter Summaries

Qi Chuan killed Ye Liang and found the demonic Blood Refining Art in his Cosmic Bag as the Wind Moon Sect’s assault on the Ye Family reached its final stage. Two Ye Family Foundation Establishment cultivators attacked a Wind Moon Sect mine, but one was killed and the other was saved from pursuit by the appearance of Heavenly Soul Hall Master Tian Hunzi.

• Qi Chuan burned Ye Liang to ash, took his Low-grade Cosmic Bag, and discovered that the Blood Refining Art inside was a harmful Demonic Art he planned to submit to the Elders.
• The Sect Fourth Elder and Yun Qingyue surveyed Mystic Leaf Mountain and confirmed that the Ye Family’s defeat was nearly complete.
• Two Ye Family Foundation Establishment cultivators attacked a Wind Moon Sect Spirit Stone Mine, killed miners, and bombarded the stationed Elder’s residence with Tier 2 Thunder Talismans.
• Three Wind Moon Sect Foundation Establishment Elders emerged from an ambush and trapped the attackers in a Tier 2 Low-grade Trapping Array.
• The Wind Moon Sect Elders killed the Ye Family Patriarch, while the surviving Half-faced Black-patterned Black-robed Man escaped toward Heavenly Soul Hall territory and was pursued.
• Tian Hunzi appeared before the pursuer, whose expression changed when he recognized the Heavenly Soul Hall Master’s Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivation.

Tian Hunzi rescued the Ye Family’s last Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Wind Moon Sect, as tensions between the two sects continued to grow. After returning from Mystic Leaf Mountain, Qi Chuan steadily cultivated until he reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining and took his Barrier Breaking Pill.

• Tian Hunzi shielded the Half-Black-Marked Youth of the Ye Family from an ambush, then blocked the Wind Moon Sect Master’s attack and left with him and several Heavenly Soul Hall Elders.
• The Wind Moon Sect Master worried that Heavenly Soul Hall’s provocations would lead to a Sect War, but hoped True Sword Master Xuanjian might advance to Nascent Soul using Qi Chuan’s Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison Meditation Method.
• Qi Chuan returned from Mystic Leaf Mountain with one hundred and thirty-two True Disciple Merit Points and continued cultivating his mana and soul.
• Over the next year and eight months, clashes between the Wind Moon Sect and Heavenly Soul Hall intensified along their border while Qi Chuan focused on cultivation.
• Qi Chuan advanced to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, took out the Barrier Breaking Pill, and swallowed it.

Qi Chuan used a Barrier Breaking Pill to advance to the Tenth Layer of Qi Refining, then cultivated Spiritual Sense and went to Wind Moon Sect Master Situ Jiang to collect his Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill. Situ Jiang warned him to assess his physical body and soul before attempting Foundation Establishment.

• Qi Chuan refined the Barrier Breaking Pill, triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit, and advanced to the Tenth Layer of Qi Refining.
• Qi Chuan continued cultivating the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison Meditation Method for a month and successfully developed Spiritual Sense with a range of roughly a hundred zhang.
• Qi Chuan flew to the depths of Wind Moon Lake and told Situ Jiang he had reached the Tenth Layer of Qi Refining.
• Situ Jiang gave Qi Chuan the Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill he had reserved for him.
• Situ Jiang warned Qi Chuan not to attempt Foundation Establishment prematurely and asked about the condition of his physical body and soul.

Qi Chuan revealed to Situ Jiang that his body had reached the Tier 1 limit and that he had cultivated Foundation Establishment Spiritual Sense, then began preparing to break through. After perfecting his Foundation Establishment Inspiration Opportunity and taking a Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, he started compressing the dharma power in his dantian.

• Qi Chuan told Situ Jiang that his body had reached the absolute limit of a Tier 1 Body Cultivator.
• Qi Chuan displayed his Spiritual Sense, shocking Situ Jiang, who told him to decide for himself when to attempt Foundation Establishment and offered him his secluded cultivation place.
• Qi Chuan entered Situ Jiang's stone house and spent a month tempering his Inspiration Opportunity until it reached perfection.
• Qi Chuan took the Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill and circulated the Evergreen Art as his dharma power and body began transforming.
• Qi Chuan safely guided a thread of dharma power through his Niwan Palace, then used his dharma power, qi and blood, and Spiritual Sense to compress the power in his dantian.

Qi Chuan successfully achieved Early Foundation Establishment after a month in Situ Jiang’s secluded cultivation place, gaining thirteen drops of liquid mana and a lifespan of more than two hundred years. When he emerged, Situ Jiang and Yun Qingyue were discussing trouble at the Western Spirit Stone Mine, and both were astonished by his calm appearance.

• Qi Chuan transformed his gaseous mana into thirteen drops of liquid mana and advanced to Early Foundation Establishment at age twenty-two.
• Qi Chuan left the stone house to see Situ Jiang, who had waited outside during his month-long breakthrough attempt.
• Yun Qingyue arrived to report that Lin Sha and other Heavenly Soul Hall members were causing trouble at the Western Spirit Stone Mine.
• Situ Jiang considered sending Yun Qingyue to confront Lin Sha, but the stone house door opened and interrupted their discussion.
• Yun Qingyue was surprised to see Qi Chuan, while Situ Jiang initially feared his early emergence meant his Foundation Establishment had failed.
• Qi Chuan greeted Situ Jiang and Yun Qingyue, and Situ Jiang realized that Qi Chuan looked healthy and composed.

Qi Chuan successfully entered the Foundation Establishment Realm, earning Situ Jiang’s praise, a powerful spirit artifact, and the Grand Elder’s sword art. Wind Moon Sect celebrated his promotion to elder, while Qi Chan’er was stunned by the news.

• Qi Chuan revealed his Foundation Establishment Spiritual Pressure and told Situ Jiang and Yun Qingyue that his breakthrough had succeeded.
• Situ Jiang gave Qi Chuan the Mid-grade Spirit Artifact Azure-Purple Sword and ordered Yun Qingyue to handle Lin Sha at the Western Spirit Stone Mine.
• Situ Jiang passed Qi Chuan the Grand Elder’s sword art and told him that True Sword Master Xuanjian had entered secret death seclusion.
• Qi Chuan returned to his True Disciple Island, stabilized his mana, and tended to the spirit plants in his Cave Mansion for three days.
• Wind Moon Sect announced Qi Chuan’s promotion to Foundation Establishment Elder, prompting celebrations and speculation about the newly open True Disciple seat.
• Qi Chan’er learned that Qi Chuan had entered Foundation Establishment and was left shocked.

Qi Chan'er learned that Qi Chuan had reached Foundation Establishment and resolved to focus on her own path, while Qi Chuan was formally made a Wind Moon Sect elder. In his new island dwelling, Qi Chuan studied the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art and recognized the risks surrounding True Sword Master Xuanjian’s attempt to advance it.

• Qi Chan'er learned Qi Chuan had achieved Foundation Establishment, abandoned her urge to compete with him, and decided to attend his Elder Promotion Ceremony to congratulate him.
• The Wind Moon Sect Master conferred the elder position on Qi Chuan as disciples, including Lu Dan and other leading True Disciples, watched.
• After the three-day ceremony, Qi Chuan settled into an elder’s Tier 2 Cave Dwelling and studied the one-use Jade Slip containing True Sword Master Xuanjian’s sword art.
• Qi Chuan learned that the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art had seven layers and a Spirit Devouring Sword Forging Art that could help refine his Flying Sword and deduce further layers.
• Qi Chuan concluded that True Sword Master Xuanjian had pursued the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison Meditation Method to overcome the spiritual-soul demands of the sword art’s tenth layer, but warned himself that Xuanjian’s risks could destabilize the Wind Moon Sect.
• Qi Chuan decided to strengthen himself quickly, since his Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation seemed inadequate for a conflict between Core Formation sects.

Qi Chuan cultivated the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art, converting his mana and comprehending three powerful sword abilities. After a month, he mastered its first three layers and was poised to advance to the Foundation Establishment portion of the art.

• Qi Chuan began cultivating the first layer of the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art and comprehended Spirit Devouring Sword Qi.
• Qi Chuan converted all thirteen drops of his Liquid Mana into sword-art mana in one day, reaching Greater Mastery in the first layer and using Spirit Devouring Sword Qi.
• Qi Chuan entered the second layer and comprehended Sword Qi Membrane, a defensive ability that consumed mana rapidly.
• Qi Chuan spent a month cultivating the third layer and comprehended Sword Qi Thunder Sound, completing the three Qi Refining layers of the sword art.

Qi Chuan completed the third layer of the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art and began comprehending its fourth layer, while Yun Qingyue and Lin Sha fought to a stalemate at a Spirit Stone Mine. After weeks of cultivation and a Hundredfold Critical Hit, Qi Chuan entered the fourth layer and comprehended Forging Sword into Gang.

• Qi Chuan comprehended Sword Qi Thunder Sound from the third layer of the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art and continued cultivating it.
• Yun Qingyue battled Lin Sha at a Spirit Stone Mine, but his Black-green Spirit Poisonous Qi and her Purple Thunder Profound Moon Blade left them at a stalemate.
• Lin Sha withdrew with Heavenly Soul Hall disciples, while Yun Qingyue worried that their repeated clashes would keep her pinned at the mine.
• Qi Chuan completed the third layer, began studying the fourth, and used insights from the earlier layers to advance his understanding.
• After another month and a half, Qi Chuan triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit, entered the fourth layer, and comprehended Forging Sword into Gang.

Qi Chuan advanced to Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator and learned the Forging Sword into Gang divine ability. He used the Spirit Devouring Sword Forging Art to turn the Azure-Purple Sword into a Tier 2 Mid-grade Natal Flying Sword, then tested its power.

• Qi Chuan reached the fourth layer of the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art and formed a strand of Sword Gang with Forging Sword into Gang.
• Qi Chuan decided to use the Azure-Purple Sword as the basis for his Natal Flying Sword through the Spirit Devouring Sword Forging Art.
• After reading the art once, Qi Chuan triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit and grasped its entry level.
• Qi Chuan spent three days and three nights forging the Azure-Purple Sword, triggering another Hundredfold Critical Hit and transforming it into a Tier 2 Mid-grade Natal Flying Sword.
• Qi Chuan took the Natal Flying Sword into his dantian, then summoned it and directed it to fly and release Sword Gang.

Qi Chuan joined a Wind Moon Sect mission to reinforce the Western Spirit Stone Mine, where the Heavenly Soul Hall had launched a large attack. He arrived on the battlefield as Yun Qingyue and the sect’s forces faced defeat.

• Qi Chuan tended the Spirit Fields and advanced to a Tier 1 High-grade Spiritual Plant Master.
• Situ Jiang summoned Qi Chuan and three Elders, then ordered them to secretly lead disciples to the Western Spirit Stone Mine and act under Sect Fourth Elder’s full authority.
• Qi Chuan realized Situ Jiang was bluffing about True Sword Master Xuanjian’s ability to intervene, while Xuanjian remained occupied with breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm.
• At the Western Spirit Stone Mine, the Heavenly Soul Hall’s reinforcements overwhelmed the Wind Moon Sect, leaving Yun Qingyue and another Elder under severe pressure.
• Qi Chuan appeared above the battlefield, and his Foundation Establishment Spiritual Pressure drew astonished looks from both sides.

Qi Chuan arrived at the Wind Moon Sect battlefield and used his perfected Fireball Technique to annihilate a group of Heavenly Soul Hall disciples. He then slew Lin Sha with a single strike of his Azure-Purple Sword, leaving Yun Qingyue and both sides of the battlefield stunned.

• Qi Chuan arrived as reinforcements, prompting nearby Heavenly Soul Hall disciples to retreat while Wind Moon Sect disciples celebrated.
• Qi Chuan swept a curtain of crimson flames across the nearby Heavenly Soul Hall forces, killing the disciples and two Tenth Layer of Qi Refining True Disciples.
• Yun Qingyue asked Qi Chuan to join her against Lin Sha, and Qi Chuan sent his Azure-Purple Sword streaking toward him.
• Lin Sha tried to react but was beheaded in an instant, causing the battlefield to fall silent.
• Qi Chuan recalled the Azure-Purple Sword, and Yun Qingyue realized he had killed Lin Sha and stared at him in shock.

Qi Chuan killed Lin Sha and helped the Wind Moon Sect turn the battle at the Spirit Stone Mine, but the Heavenly Soul Hall Master’s arrival threatened to overwhelm the reinforcements. Situ Jiang appeared to block an attack on Qi Chuan, leaving the outcome dependent on whether the hidden Core Formation experts dared gamble on the uncertain status of True Sword Master Xuanjian.

• Qi Chuan beheaded Lin Sha, shocking the Heavenly Soul Hall disciples and renewing the Wind Moon Sect’s hopes in battle.
• Wind Moon Sect reinforcements arrived, turned the fighting against the Heavenly Soul Hall disciples, and surrounded its three Foundation Establishment Elders.
• The Heavenly Soul Hall Master Tian Hunzi appeared with more reinforcements, then targeted Qi Chuan with a strange attack.
• Situ Jiang appeared before Qi Chuan and blocked Tian Hunzi’s attack.
• Tian Hunzi and Situ Jiang confronted each other as the hidden Core Formation cultivators’ uncertainty over True Sword Master Xuanjian became central to whether either side would risk escalation.

A hidden space swept the Wind Moon Sect and Heavenly Soul Hall cultivators into an ancient forest, where both sects gathered at a Giant Mountain. Situ Jiang and Tian Hunzi agreed to test the mountain’s gateway with Qi Refinement Disciples first.

• The plants around the Headless Corpse erupted, revealing a hidden small space that pulled most cultivators into an ancient forest shrouded in mist.
• Qi Chuan found Yun Qingyue, and they explored together until they joined a larger group of Wind Moon Sect cultivators.
• The Wind Moon Sect group reached the Giant Mountain and met Situ Jiang, while Tian Hunzi arrived with the Heavenly Soul Hall members; the Heavenly Soul Hall Core Formation True Person was absent.
• Situ Jiang and Tian Hunzi agreed to investigate the mountain rather than fight, since neither sect could gain an advantage without its Core Formation cultivator.
• Tian Hunzi proposed sending Qi Refinement Disciples through the formation gateway first, and Situ Jiang agreed as five disciples from each sect approached it.

Qi Chuan and the two sects climbed Giant Mountain’s stairs, where formations sealed their spiritual power and imposed crushing weight. As rivalry turned to violence, disciples shoved one another into deadly thorn forests, while Qi Chuan and the other leaders continued climbing cautiously.

• The ten Qi Refining scouts entered the formation and found that the stairs sealed spiritual power and increased their weight, forcing them to climb using physical strength alone.
• Situ Jiang and Tian Hunzi recognized the Spirit Sealing Formation and Profound Weight Formation, then led their sects onto the stairs.
• Qi Chuan and Yun Qingyue began climbing under the same restrictions, while everyone’s position on the stairs depended on when they entered the formation.
• A Heavenly Soul Hall disciple shoved a Wind Moon Sect disciple off the stairs, and the thorns below pierced him to death.
• Disciples from both sects began pushing one another into the thorn forests, killing many, while the sect masters and Foundation Establishment Elders continued climbing without attacking.
• Four of the ten scouts fell from the stairs and died after the scouts began shoving one another.

Qi Chuan used Hundredfold Critical Hit to refine his climbing technique under the Spirit Sealing Formation and Profound Weight Formation, rapidly overtaking the other cultivators. As he neared the front of the ascent, the Heavenly Soul Hall Elders began letting him pass rather than risk confronting him.

• Qi Chuan observed the Foundation Establishment cultivators catching up to the Qi Refining disciples and began experimenting with his posture, pace, and breathing.
• Hundredfold Critical Hit greatly improved Qi Chuan’s understanding of climbing, and his speed increased enough to pass Yun Qingyue.
• Situ Jiang felt pleased at Qi Chuan’s progress, while Tian Hunzi developed killing intent and tried to learn from his technique.
• Qi Chuan reached a state of harmony with the mountain and formations, leaving the other Foundation Establishment cultivators resigned to his likely arrival at the peak first.
• A Heavenly Soul Hall Foundation Establishment Elder let Qi Chuan pass, and another did the same as Qi Chuan continued ascending.

Qi Chuan reached the peak of the Giant Mountain ahead of the other cultivators and found an ancient stele amid ruined buildings. By using Hundredfold Critical Hit to study its markings, he comprehended the Heavenly Pill Elder's Legacy and learned that the liquid in the stele's bowl was Mysterious Spirit Mist Marrow.

• Qi Chuan passed the Heavenly Soul Hall elders and sect leaders on the stone steps, while Situ Jiang protected him from Tian Hunzi.
• Qi Chuan overtook the three surviving Qi Refinement disciples and became the first cultivator to reach the mountain peak.
• Qi Chuan found a ruined platform, an intact Black Giant Stele, and a bowl of crystalline liquid.
• Qi Chuan used his Spiritual Sense and Hundredfold Critical Hit to comprehend the stele's markings and gain the Heavenly Pill Elder's Legacy.
• Qi Chuan learned that Old Man Tian Dan had been a powerful Nascent Soul True Lord and high-level Alchemist, and that the bowl held Mysterious Spirit Mist Marrow.

Qi Chuan collected Mysterious Spirit Mist Marrow and used the Black Giant Stele to activate the Tier 4 Formation, teleporting everyone out of the Secret Realm. He returned safely to the Wind Moon Sect and began reviewing the Heavenly Pill Elder's Legacy for pills that could improve his Foundation Establishment cultivation.

• Qi Chuan stored half a bowl of Mysterious Spirit Mist Marrow, a rare ingredient for Profound King Pills, in his Jade Bottle.
• As Situ Jiang and Tian Hunzi approached the Blue Stone Platform, Qi Chuan used the Black Giant Stele to activate the mountain's Tier 4 Formation.
• The formation enveloped everyone on the Stone Steps and teleported them away, including Qi Chuan, who appeared near Black Snake City.
• Qi Chuan concealed his identity, returned safely to the Wind Moon Sect, and went back to his Elder's Small Island.
• Qi Chuan reviewed the Heavenly Pill Elder's Legacy and found many pill formulas suited to improving Foundation Establishment cultivation.

Qi Chuan planned to learn alchemy using pill formulas from the Heavenly Pill Elder's Legacy, then welcomed his returning master, Situ Jiang, and confirmed that he had obtained the Secret Realm opportunity. Because other sects might target Wind Moon Sect if they suspected Qi Chuan held a Nascent Soul opportunity, Situ Jiang proposed that Qi Chuan fake his death.

• Qi Chuan chose the Yellow Dragon Pill, Clear Chirp Pill, and Minor Restoration Pill formulas and decided to prepare a pill cauldron and ingredients so he could refine them himself.
• Situ Jiang returned to Wind Moon Sect and found Qi Chuan safe in his Cave Dwelling.
• Qi Chuan admitted that he had obtained the opportunity in the Secret Realm, and Situ Jiang told him to keep it for himself and seek help only with questions he chose to share.
• Qi Chuan and Situ Jiang discussed the danger of Heavenly Soul Hall and other sects learning that Qi Chuan might have obtained a Nascent Soul opportunity.
• Qi Chuan told Situ Jiang that no one had seen him return to the sect, and Situ Jiang proposed that he fake his death.

Qi Chuan and Situ Jiang agreed to fake Qi Chuan’s death so Wind Moon Sect could deflect suspicion and protect him while he assumed a new identity. Heavenly Soul Hall’s Golden Silkworm disbelieved the report and ordered a secret search for Qi Chuan, but cautioned against provoking Wind Moon Sect.

• Situ Jiang proposed announcing that Qi Chuan had died in the Secret Realm, and Qi Chuan agreed to take a new identity rather than hide in his Master’s Cave Dwelling.
• Wind Moon Sect announced that Qi Chuan had likely perished in the Secret Realm, shocking Qi Chan'er, Lu Dan, Yun Qingyue, and the sect’s Elders.
• Tian Hunzi suspected Wind Moon Sect’s report was false because he believed Qi Chuan might have gained the Giant Mountain’s opportunity.
• Golden Silkworm agreed that Qi Chuan was probably alive and ordered Heavenly Soul Hall to secretly search Wind Moon Sect’s territory for him.
• Golden Silkworm rejected Tian Hunzi’s suggestion to pressure Wind Moon Sect directly and advised waiting in case True Sword Master Xuanjian remained a threat.